​​Details of all grants made by Wakefield Council to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Details include:
date the grant was awarded
time period for which the grant has been given
local authority department which awarded the grant
beneficiary
beneficiary’s registration number
summary of the purpose of the grant, and
amount.
We have taken the decision to publish this information quarterly.
The first ...

The government recommends that local authorities publish expenditure over £500 and all expenditure made on purchasing cards. As of Q1 2019/20 and in line with our commitment to openness and transparency we will now be publishing ALL transactions.
The list will include:
transactions for all values to external suppliers
spend incurred in providing services
It will not include:
payments made to staff
sensitive personal information, such...

The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requires the publication of the number of staff who are employed by Wakefield Council and also act as Trade Union Representatives. The data represents a snapshot in time (January 1st). The dataset includes:
total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (e.g. general, learning and health and safety representatives)
total number (absolute nu...

Income and expenditure on Wakefield Council's parking account.
The data includes:
a breakdown of income and expenditure on the authority’s parking account This includes a breakdown of income and details of revenue collected from on-street parking, off-street parking and Penalty Charge Notices
a breakdown of how the authority has spent a surplus on its parking account, and
the number of marked out controlled on and off-street parki...

The council seeks firstly to prevent fraud and corruption but will take all action necessary to identify fraud if suspected and to pursue the recovery of losses and the suitable punishment of those responsible.
Local Government Transparency Code 2015
This is a key dataset which the government wants local authorities to publish.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2015
Further information
Pl...

A dataset providing the senior salary job titles and pay bands.
Also available are key stats
Employment
Council headcount as of the 26th february 2013 - 13,232. This figure is calucalted on the same basis as was reported in the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (QPSES).
Expenditure
The total gross Expenditure for 2011/2012 - £518,761,000. This is taken from the Newcastle City Council Revenue Outturn 2011/2012 Return.
Key ...

Local Authorities are required to publish details of all value of social housing that is held in their Housing Revenue Account by the 2014 Transparency Act.
The data is published in accordance with legislation and guidance to illustrate the value of Housing Revenue Account dwellings by post code and valuation bandings.
The data has been collated in accordance with guidance to prevent individual address being identified.
Publication ...